Hypernym

noun

(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders

Member_meronym

noun

in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers

noun

a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell

noun

in some recent classifications, coextensive with the Ciliata: minute organisms found in decomposing infusions of organic matter

noun

freshwater ciliate with an oval body and long deep oral groove

noun

protozoa having four membranous ciliary organelles

Ciliata 1

noundomain: animal

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle

Synonyms

class Ciliata 1
class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle
Ciliophora 1
class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle
class Ciliophora 1
class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle